Ajax
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Mythology
- Ajax (mythology)Ajax (mythology)Ajax or Aias was a mythological Greek hero, the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis. He plays an important role in Homer's Iliad and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War. To distinguish him from Ajax, son of Oileus , he is called "Telamonian Ajax," "Greater...
, son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and a hero in the Trojan War, also known as "Ajax the Great" - Ajax the LesserAjax the LesserAjax was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. He is a significant figure in Homer's Iliad and is also...
, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris and the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.
People
- Ajax (missionary)Ajax (missionary)Ajax was an Arian missionary to the pagan Suevi of Galicia who converted them to Christianity in 464 or 466.Due in part to his unusual Homeric name his origins have been debated. The contemporary chronicler Hydatius, the Catholic bishop of Aquae Flaviae, refers to him as Aiax natione Galata....
, Arian missionary who converted the Suevi to Christianity (c. 466) - Ajax, pen name of Australian nature writer Sidney William JacksonSidney William JacksonSidney William Jackson was an Australian naturalist and field ornithologist with a special interest in oology, who was also a skilled photographer and taxidermist.-History:...
Information technology
- Ajax (programming)Ajax (programming)Ajax is a group of interrelated web development methods used on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications...
(Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), a technique used in web application development - Ajax frameworkAjax frameworkIn web application development, an Ajax framework is a framework which leverages Ajax, a collection of technologies for building dynamic web pages on the client side...
, a framework for the Ajax technique - Ajax (floppy disk controller), a floppy disk controller fitted to the Atari STE
Football
- AFC Ajax, a football club from Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Aias Salamina F.C.Aias Salamina F.C.Aias Salaminas F.C. or Aias Salamina F.C. is a Greek football team founded in 1931.-History:In the 1960s and 1970s it played in high leagueas against the likes of Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens or PAOK, and many others...
, a football club based in Salamina, Greece birthplace of Ajax the Telamonian - Ajax Cape Town FC, a South African football club
- Ajax de OuenzéAjax de OuenzéAjax de Ouenzé is a Congolese football club based in Ouenzé, Brazzaville, that plays in the Congo Premier League.-External links:*...
, a Congolese football club - Ajax Futebol ClubeAjax Futebol ClubeAjax Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ajax, is a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia state.-Stadium:Ajax Futebol Clube play their home games at Estádio Portal da Amazônia. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people....
, a Brazilian football club - Ajax KenitraAjax KenitraAjax Kenitra is a futsal club based in Kenitra, Morocco.-Honours:*Bonn International Tournament**1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998*Montreal International Tournament**1994*Brazil International Tournament**1995...
, a Moroccan futsal (indoor football) club - Ajax Orlando ProspectsAjax Orlando ProspectsAjax Orlando Prospects was an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The Prospects played their...
, also known as Ajax America, an American soccer team from Orlando, Florida - Ajax Sportman CombinatieAjax Sportman CombinatieThe Ajax Sportman Combinatie is a Dutch football and cricket club, established in 1918 as a merger of the Leidsche Cricket- en Football-Club Ajax and Leidsche Athletiekvereeniging De Sportman.-Ajax:...
(ASC), a cricket and football club in Leiden, The Netherlands - FC Ajax LasnamäeFC Ajax LasnamäeFC Ajax Lasnamäe is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. They play in the Meistriliiga, the first division in Estonian football.-History:They managed to avoid relegation in 2006, their first Meistriliiga season, finishing 8th....
, an Estonian football club - Rabat Ajax F.C., a Maltese football club
- Unión ÁjaxUnión ÁjaxUnión Ájax is a Honduran soccer club based on Trujillo, Honduras. The club currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras.Eduardo Bennet played for the club in the 2007 Clausura season.-Squad:...
, a football club in Trujillo, Honduras - FC Ajax Sofia, a football club in Sofia, Bulgaria
Racing
- Ajax (horse)Ajax (horse)Ajax was a champion Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who won 18 consecutive races before he was defeated at the extraordinary odds of 40/1 on, causing a huge racing sensation. He had wins from 5 furlongs to 1½ miles , equalled to Australasian record for a mile and...
(b. 1901), a French Champion racehorse - Ajax II (b. 1934), a Champion Australian racehorse
Vehicles
- Ajax (1906 automobile)Ajax (1906 automobile)The Ajax was a Swiss automobile built from 1906 to 1910.Dr. G. Aigner built his first car in Zürich in 1906, but failed. The remains were taken over by a company led by three directors from New York, Java and Switzerland. A chain-drive monobloc 20/27cv four was introduced early on; the company...
, Aigner, Switzerland - Ajax (1913 automobile)Ajax (1913 automobile)The Ajax was a French automobile built by the American Briscoe brothers, Benjamin and Frank, between 1913 and 1919. Originally built in Neuilly, it was a 12hp cyclecar with 980 cc 4 cylinder engine with friction drive...
, Briscoe, France - Ajax (1914 automobile)Ajax (1914 automobile)The Ajax Motors Co. of Seattle, Washington, produced a car available in three different wheelbase lengths. It sported a 6-cylinder engine that was available in either sleeve-valve or conventional poppet form, and could be changed "from one to the other at comparatively little...
, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - Ajax (1921 automobile)Ajax (1921 automobile)The Ajax was an American assembled 5 seat touring car automobile that never went beyond the prototypical stage. It was to have a Continental 7-R six-cylinder engine with a wheelbase, and had been slated to begin production in 1921....
, prototype, U.S. - Ajax (American automobile), Nash Motors, 1925–1926, U.S.
- HMS AjaxHMS AjaxEight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax: was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1767 and sold in 1785. was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was burned by accident in 1807. was a 74-gun...
, several ships of the Royal Navy - USS AjaxUSS AjaxFour ships of the United States Navy have been named Ajax, after Ajax, a Greek hero during the Trojan War., launched in 1864 as USS Manayunk, renamed Ajax in 1869. Decommissioned 1898., named Scindia, a collier, purchased in 1898 and later converted to a seaplane tender. Decommissioned in 1925., a...
, several ships of the United States Navy - Ajax, one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido classSouth Devon Railway Dido classThe eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
steam locomotives, in service 1860-1884 - Ajax, a LMS Royal Scot ClassLMS Royal Scot ClassThe London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927. Originally having parallel boilers, all members were later rebuilt with tapered type 2A boilers, and were in effect two classes.-Background:Until the mid-1920s, the LMS...
express locomotive, in service 1927-1962 - AyaksAyaksThe Ayaks |Ajax]]) is a hypersonic aircraft program started in the Soviet Union and currently under development in the Russian Federation by the Saint Petersburg Institute for the Hypersonic Systems of Leninets Holding Company...
, a Soviet top secret aerospacecraft project - Nike Ajax, an American anti-aircraft missile
Literature and Fiction
- Ajax (Sophocles)Ajax (Sophocles)Sophocles's Ajax is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The date of Ajax's first performance is unknown, but most scholars regard it as an early work, circa 450 - 430 B.C....
, a play by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles - Ajax (Disney), a fictional company (the Disney equivalent of Looney Tunes' Acme Corporation)
- Ajax Duckman, a character in the animated television series Duckman
- Martian ManhunterMartian ManhunterThe Martian Manhunter is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in publications published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225...
, a comic superhero, called Ajax in Brazil and Portugal - Ajax (comics)Ajax (comics)Ajax is the codename belonging to two different characters in Marvel Comics, one the descendant of a demigod, the other a mercenary.-Pantheon character:-Fictional character biography:...
, the name of two fictional characters from the Marvel Universe - AjakAjakAjak is a fictional character, a member of the Eternals, a race in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:Ajak first appeared in Eternals vol. 1 #2 , and was created by Jack Kirby...
, a Marvel Comics character, a member of the Eternals, sometimes known as "Ajax the Greater" - Ajax, a character in the 1979 film The Warriors
Music
- Ajax (band)Ajax (band)Ajax is a New York-based band, led by female singer Arleen Mitchel. The outfit released the single "Mind the Gap" in 1989, on Wax Trax! Records. A full-length self-titled debut LP followed, which combined industrial and acid-house music...
, an electronic band from New York City - Ajax (DJ)Ajax (DJ)Ajax is an Electroclash mash-up DJ known for his musical irreverence and cut and paste mixing style. Prior to this he was a university art lecturer. Quoted by artists Mylo and Tiga as a talent to watch...
, an Australian electro mashup DJ - Ajax Records (Quebec)Ajax Records (Quebec)Ajax Records was a North American record company, pressed in Canada and sold in the United States from 1921 through 1926.The label served as a subsidiary of the Compo Company of Lachine, Quebec. Ajax issued its first record in October 1923 and the last in the summer of 1925. The head of Ajax...
(1921–1926), a North American record company - AjaX, keyboardist for The Pop Culture SuicidesThe Pop Culture SuicidesThe Pop Culture Suicides is an American experimental rock band from Chicago, Illinois featuring guitarist Zim Zum, formerly of the band Marilyn Manson.-Biography:...
Places
- Ajax, LouisianaAjax, LouisianaAjax is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 17 miles northwest of Natchitoches along Louisiana Highway 174.The community is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, United States, an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish - Ajax, OntarioAjax, OntarioAjax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...
, a town in Canada- Ajax GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the town
- Ajax High SchoolAjax High SchoolAjax High School is located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada within the Durham District School Board. It is the largest secondary school in southern Ajax and the fourth-largest in all of Ajax. The school teaches students in grades 9-12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities....
, a public high school located in the town
- Ajax, UtahAjax, Utah-External links:* at Tooele County Guide to Historical Attractions...
, a ghost town - Aspen Mountain (Colorado)Aspen Mountain (Colorado)Aspen Mountain is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States. One of the foothills of the Elk Mountains, it is located just south of the town of Aspen, which is situated at the foot of the mountain at the southeast end of the valley of the Roaring Fork River in Pitkin County...
, United States, also known as Ajax Mountain - Kanichee MineKanichee MineThe Kanichee Mine, also less commonly known as the Ajax Mine, is an abandoned base metal and precious metal mine, located in the Temagami region of northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is near the small unincorporated community of Temagami North, accessed by the Kanichee Mine Road from Highway 11. The...
, Temagami, Ontario, Canada, also known as Ajax Mine
Business
- Ajax (cleanser), a brand of cleaning products.